cele

\ˈke.le\

/\ˈke.le\/ noun

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The verdict

“cele” is uncommon French (frequency #91,517 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,517
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciel.

Key facts for cele
PropertyValue
Headwordcele
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈke.le\
Letters4
Frequency rank#91,517
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cele” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cele lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cele is uncommon French at frequency #91,517 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈke.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciel.".

cele has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cele, spelled C-E-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciel.

Synonyms

celi

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cele"?
"cele" is spelled C-E-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈke.le\.
What does "cele" mean?
As a noun, "cele" means: Ciel.
How do you pronounce "cele"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cele" is \ˈke.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cele" come from?
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Using “cele”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-E-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈke.le\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list